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Bitner Slides To Big Diamond URC Score

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The Twister Lands in Victory Lane at Big Diamond Speedway Story & Photo By: TIM MORAN / URC SERIES MEDIA Pottstown Pa.- April 29, 2017-Mr. Twister Mark Bitner used a lap 2 slide job to propel his Bitner Automotive #15 to the $2,000 victory on Friday night’s Capitol Renegade Wingless United Racing Club event. This was the first wingless event for the United Racing Club since 1996 when the 360 club ran at Grandview Speedway. A field of 15 cars entered the pits on Friday night for the 25-lap event paying $2,000 to win and two heat races were needed…

Dirt Tracks

Steve Danish Tribute On Tap For ‘The Track Of Champions’

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TRIBUTE TO STEVE DANISH HIGHLIGHTS THE SATURDAY RACING PROGRAM AT FONDA Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONDA SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Fonda, NY – April 29, 2017- This Saturday, April 29 the “Track of Champions” Fonda Speedway will have a regular racing program in all divisions along with a tribute to 1988 Fonda Speedway Hall of Fame inductee Steve Danish. Heat races will be run for the modified, sportsman, and pro stock classes with the modifieds running a 30-lap feature, the sportsman and pro stocks will run 20-lap features, the street stocks and rookie sportsman will run…

Connecticut

Whelen Modified News & Notes: Stafford

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Pennink Heads To Sizzler Hoping To Keep Hot Streak Going Story By: KYLE SOUZA / NASCAR WMT SERIES MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. –April 28, 2017- For the first time since 2009, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will head to a track coming off the heels of a win by Ole Blue and the iconic Boelher family No. 3. Rowan Pennink captured the victory in the Icebreaker 150 at Connecticut's Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 9, helping return the iconic team to Victory Lane for the first time since Ryan Preece won in…

Dirt Tracks

Super DIRTcar Sportsman and Pro Stock Join The Action At Utica Rome

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SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES FOR SPORTSMAN AND PRO STOCKS JOIN MODIFIEDS THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AT UTICA-ROME SPEEDWAY, START TIME PUSHED BACK TO 6 P.M. Press Release By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF & MATT CLEMONS / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY- April 28, 2017- After beginning the 2017 season this past Sunday, Utica-Rome Speedway is again ready for another exciting night of short track dirt racing this Sunday, April 30, as the Super DIRTcar Series for both the Sportsman and Pro Stocks makes their long-awaited return to the Vernon oval after a 13-year hiatus. They will be joined by…

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Outlaws Invade Missouri State Fair Speedway

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The Breakdown: World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series at Missouri State Fair Speedway Story By: TONY VENZIANO / WOO SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF SEDALIA, MO — April 27, 2017 — The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series hits the track at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia on Friday, May 5 for the Sedalia Show-Me State Showdown. It has been five years since the series last took to the historic half-mile, with three-time series champion Sammy Swindell picking up the victory in that event. A very strong group of full-time drivers will lead the series…

Florida

Stacked WeatherTech Field Heads For Circuit Of The Americas

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A Stacked 40-car Entry List Has Been Released For The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Event At Circuit Of The Americas Next Week. Story & Photos By: IMSA WEATHER-TECH SERIES MEDIA DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – April 28, 2017- All four IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship classes, totaling 40 cars, have been entered for next week’s Advance Auto Parts SportsCar Showdown at Circuit of The Americas on May 6. The largest of the four WeatherTech Championship classes, GT Daytona (GTD), brings a strong field of 17 cars, including Texas-based Lone Star Racing, which makes its 2017 series debut in its home state event.…

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New Team Combination Ready For ISMA Battle

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MCKENNEDY AND P&L MOTORSPORTS WILL BE A FORMIDABLE NEW TEAM ON ISMA CIRCUIT IN 2017 Story By: CAROL HAYNES / ISMA SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JIM FEENEY / RACERSGUIDE.COM Oswego, NY – April 28, 2017- It is not unusual for teams to form or disband during the off-season months in all forms of racing. And, ISMA is no exception. There are a few new owner-driver teams who will be competing with the winged group when the season opens in late May. One of these new combinations is that of P&L Motorsports and driver Jon McKennedy. Car owners Lee Vinal and…

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Time To Do The Dew At Woodhull Raceway

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Woodhull Raceway Has Full Slate Of Racing Action Set For Saturday Night Press Release By: STEVE OVENS / WOODHULL RACEWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Woodhull, NY - April 28, 2017- This Saturday, April 29, Woodhull Raceway, Mountain Dew and Pepsi present the first complete show of the 2017 season. The Insinger Performance 370 Modifieds will compete in their first points race of the season with Westfield, PA pilot Billy Van Pelt returning as the defending track champion searching for a Modified record nineteenth title. Van Pelt has garnered eighteen championships in the 370 Modified division at Woodhull…

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Mercer Sprints Tune-up for All Stars Invasion

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Young Gun Junior Sprints Added to Saturday Night Live! Roster Press Release By: LOU LONG / MERCER SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mercer, PA -April 27, 2017 - This Saturday, April 29, the Precise Racing Products 410 Sprint Cars will get their final tune-up before the invasion of the touring professionals of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. The All Stars will make their only appearance the following week, May 5. Jack Sodeman, Jr., of North Jackson, OH, scored his first win of the 2017 season and immediately installed himself at the top of…

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Empire Super Sprints Take On Fulton Speedway High Banks

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The High Banks of Fulton Speedway Next up for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints! Press Release By: DEAN REYNOLDS / ESS SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF SYRACUSE, NY – April 27, 2017- The 2017 and 35th season for the Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprints (ESS) started last weekend with the opening show at the Outlaw Speedway. Seven days later the tour now visits the track where it all started in 1983, the Fulton Speedway. Last year the Lucas Oil Tour kicked off the exciting High Bank Holdup Weekend and with the success, the event is now…

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Grandview Speedway Back In Action This Saturday Night

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NASCAR STOCK CAR RACING ACTION RETURNS TO GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY Press Release By: ERNIE SAXTON / GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: GEORGE STEIGERWALT / RACERSGUIDE.COM BECHTELSVILLE, PA April 27, 2017 -Fans coming out for the NASCAR stock car racing action at Grandview Speedway this Saturday will be in for quite a treat. As a result of the rainout last Saturday racers will be “chomping at the bit” to get back on the track and offer fans even more clay track racing excitement than they normally see. The Saturday night action will include the TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds along…

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OUTLAWS RETURN TO LINCOLN FOR GETTYSBURG CLASH

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WORLD OF OUTLAWS CRAFTSMAN SPRINT CAR SERIES RETURNS TO LINCOLN FOR GETTYSBURG CLASH Brent Marks heads to Pennsylvania for the first time as an Outlaw Story By: Clayton Johns/WoO Photos By: Dan DeMaarco/RacersGuide.com CONCORD, N.C. - April 26, 2017 - When the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series makes its annual stop at Lincoln Speedway next month, Brent Marks will be hitting the Abbottstown, PA track for the first time as an Outlaw. The sixth-annual Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway on May 17 will be the first battleground for the Pennsylvania Posse versus the Outlaws in 2017. Pennsylvania Posse…

Arizona

PHOENIX COPPER CUP FIELD SHOWCASES VETERANS & FIRST-TIMERS CAPABLE OF WINNING

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PHOENIX COPPER CUP FIELD SHOWCASES VETERANS & FIRST-TIMERS CAPABLE OF WINNING Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media Photo By: Sean Cavanaugh/USAC Racing An eight-year gap since the most recent appearance for the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series at Phoenix Raceway provides an intriguing array of experience differential between each of the competitors. Among the varying degrees of experience for each of the 18 competitors at the one-mile tri-oval, a past Phoenix Silver Crown winner is not among the lineup. On one end, there are National champions and Phoenix race winners. On the other end of the spectrum, there are drivers…

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Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions set to invade Posse Country

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Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions set to invade Posse Country Speed Shift TV to broadcast events at Port Royal and Bedford Story By: Tyler Altmeyer/ASCoC Photos By: Dan DeMarco/RacersGuide.com INDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 26, 2017) - For the first time in 2017, the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will invade Central Pennsylvania, ready to challenge the notorious “Pennsylvania Posse” on their home dirt for a shot at three consecutive four-figure paydays. Arctic Cat All Star competitors, comprised of a roster nearing 20 in total, will visit three different facilities during their upcoming tour of The Keystone State,…

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Premio Sausage Presents Modified Twin 20’s This Saturday April 29th at NES

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Premio Sausage Presents Modified Twin 20’s This Saturday April 29th at New Egypt Speedway Story By: Pete MacDonald/New Egypt Speedway Photos By: Harry Meeks/RacersGuide.com New Egypt, NJ – New Egypt Speedway is back in action this Saturday night April 29th when Premio Sausage presents Modified Twin 20’s. Known as the “Fan Favorite but Driver’s Nightmare”, the 358 Modified’s will be featured competing in two separate 20-Lap feature events compared to one 30-Lap race. This will be the last race to try and improve your points position before May Modified Madness begins on Saturday May 6th. Also in competition will…

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AUTO RACING AND ON-TRACK PARTY SET FOR WALL STADIUM THIS SATURDAY

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AUTO RACING AND ON-TRACK PARTY SET FOR WALL STADIUM THIS SATURDAY (4-29) Story By: Jeff Gravatt/Wall Stadium Photos By: John John Lane/RacersGuide.com WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Wall Stadium Speedway auto racing fans will not only have the opportunity to witness seven feature races this Saturday (4-29) evening but will also be able to meet the drivers, get a close up look at the cars and walk the famous third mile high banked paved oval as the shore speedway presents “Fan Fest.” On Saturday the pit area will open at noon with practice running from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. Grandstand seating…

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LOENBRO MOTORSPORTS AND JACOB COMPANIES RENEW RED BULL GRC PARTNERSHIP

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LOENBRO MOTORSPORTS AND JACOB COMPANIES RENEW RED BULL GRC PARTNERSHIP Story By: Chris Leone/Red Bull GRC Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com CHINA GROVE, NC — Red Bull Global Rallycross race winner Steve Arpin will again be behind the wheel of the #00 Jacob Companies car for Loenbro Motorsports during the series’ 2017 season. In 2016, Jacob Companies and Loenbro teamed up to help Arpin race to his most successful Supercar season. That racing partnership is part of a broader business relationship between the two construction-industry companies. “I’m excited to partner with Jacob Companies for the second year in a row,” Arpin…

Fulton Speedway

DIRTcar Sportsman Series Opens This Weekend

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DIRTcar Sportsman Series Opens This Weekend Fulton and Utica-Rome Kickoff New Regional Format Story By: Clayton Johns/DIRTcar Photos By: Matt Noles/RacersGuide.com CONCORD, N.C. - April 26, 2017 - The DIRTcar Sportsman Series will see the green flag for the first time in 2017 with a pair of regional tour races in Central New York this weekend. The upcoming campaign marks the first year for the series' new regional format, which features four distinct geographic regions. Drivers from all four regions will combine for a culminating six-race stretch in September and October to declare an overall series champion. The DIRTcar Sportsman…

Dirt Modifieds

BOUC WHEELS TEAM 88 RACING MODIFIED TO A STOUT SECOND PLACE FINISH AT THE SOUTH JERSEY SHOOTOUT

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BOUC WHEELS TEAM 88 RACING MODIFIED TO A STOUT SECOND PLACE FINISH AT THE SOUTH JERSEY SHOOTOUT Story By: Mike Wisniewski/Team 88 Racing Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com Sicklerville, NJ (April 25, 2017) – At the Short Track Super Series South Jersey Shootout event at Bridgeport Speedway on Sunday, April 23, Danny Bouc wheeled the Team 88 Racing Modified to a stout second place finish in the 40-lap feature. With a strong and talented field of forty-one Modifieds, Bouc qualified for the main event and the redraw by finishing second in the third heat race. Starting in tenth place, Bouc was…

Dirt Late Models

Dolack Returns to World of Outlaws Family as New LM Director

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Chris Dolack Returns to World of Outlaws Family as New Late Model Series Director Story By: Cristina Cordova/DIRTcar Photos By: Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com CONCORD, NC - April 25, 2017 - The World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series is excited to announce the return of Chris Dolack to the World of Outlaws family as the new Late Model Series Director, effective May 1. Dolack will succeed Tim Christman, who has served as series director for the past 10 years and has chosen to take a step back to spend more time with his family. Dolack brings a wealth of experience to…

Bridgeport Speedway

FRIESEN IS THE BIG SHOT IN SOUTH JERSEY SHOOTOUT

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FRIESEN IS THE BIG SHOT IN SOUTH JERSEY SHOOTOUT Story By: Deb Smith/Bridgeport Speedway Photos By: RacersGuide.com Photo Staff Stewart Friesen made it two for two in Spirit Auto Center Big Block Modified competition at the Bridgeport Speedway on Sunday when he captured the second race of the season for the South Region of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear sponsored Short Track Super Series (STSS) fueled by Velocita event. It was a $5,000 payday for Friesen who had already picked up the win in the 60 Over Special/Doug Hoffman Memorial season opener. Friesen was the race winner but it was Bridgeport…

Arizona

8 YEARS IN THE MAKING, USAC SILVER CROWN IS BACK AT PHOENIX

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8 YEARS IN THE MAKING, USAC SILVER CROWN IS BACK AT PHOENIX RACEWAY THIS FRI.-SAT. Story By: Richie Murray/USAC Media Photo By: Rich Forman/USAC The journey to Phoenix Raceway is a trail that has been journeyed numerous times throughout USAC's illustrious history. A.J. Foyt christened the new mile track back in 1964 and, from there on, visits by USAC's premier series to Phoenix became an annual can't-miss-event in which fans and teams from all over annually migrated to the southwest for a weekend of speed. From 1987 through 2009, the USAC Silver Crown series put on race after memorable race,…

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Last Time Around For Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Retire Following 2017 Season Story By: NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR Charlotte NC. - APRIL 25, 2017- Dale Earnhardt Jr. today announced that he will retire following the 2017 NASCAR season. This morning, NASCAR’s 14-time Most Popular Driver broke the news to his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports race team, followed shortly thereafter by a press release from Hendrick Motorsports to publicly announce the retirement. According to the release, Earnhardt and team owner Rick Hendrick first met about the driver’s decision on March 29. Earnhardt will discuss his decision during a 3 p.m.…

Dirt Modifieds

Two-Day Discount Tickets Available for World of Outlaws, Super DIRTcar Series Double-Header at Weedsport May 21-22

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World of Outlaws And Super DIRTcar Series Go Back To Back at Weedsport May 21-22 Press Release By: DAN KAPUSCINSKI / WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF WEEDSPORT, NY -April 25, 2017 – Weedsport Speedway fans interested in attending both the Craftsman World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series ‘Empire State Challenge’ on Sunday, May 21 and ‘Big Block Monday’ presented by Big Dog Country 103.5 FM for the Super DIRTcar Series on Monday, May 22, can do so for a discount, as long as they purchase tickets by Monday, May 1. A 2-day adult general admission package is currently…

Bedford Speedwat

Dietrich Ready To Defend Home Turf Against All Stars

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Danny Dietrich Ready For Battle the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Om His Home Turf Story By: SHAWN MILLER / INSIDELINE MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM GETTYSBURG, Pa. –April 25, 2017- Danny Dietrich will attempt to fend off the invading Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions during their first Central Pennsylvania swing of the year this weekend. Dietrich, pilot of the Gary Kauffman Racing No. 48, will join the All Star Circuit of Champions for a pair of $5,000-to-win programs at the Williams Grove Speedway and Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway on Friday and Sunday, April 28 & 30, respectively.…

Asphalt Late Models

Modifieds Headline This Weeks Mahoning Valley Action

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Plenty Of Pavement Pounding Action Set For Mahoning Valley Press Release By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, PA. - April 25, 2017- This coming Saturday and Sunday, April 29-30, there will be plenty of pavement pounding going on Mahoning Valley Speedway. Saturday will be the first big show for the Modifieds as the headline class will be racing for a $2500 first place prize and going a distance of 75 laps. Joining the Modifieds will be all regular track classes which include Late Models, Street Stocks, Dirt Mods, Pro 4s and…

Bristol Motor Speedway

Johnson Chalks Up Another Bristol Victory

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Jimmie Johnson Stays Hot With Monday Victory At Bristol Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR BRISTOL, Tenn. –April 25, 2017- A week off and an extra day at Bristol did nothing to break Jimmie Johnson’s momentum. Grabbing the lead from Kevin Harvick on Lap 480 of 500 in Monday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Johnson stayed out front for the final 21 laps and beat Clint Bowyer to the finish line by 1.199 seconds. The checkered flag was Johnson’s second at the .533-mile short track, his second straight this season…

Bristol Motor Speedway

Monday Bristol Notebook

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PIT ROAD PENALTY QUASHES KYLE LARSON'S WINNING CHANCES Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR BRISTOL, Tenn. –April 25, 2017- Kyle Larson broke a record, in a race that ran like ... well, a broken record. Starting from the pole in Monday’s rain-delayed Food City 500 at Bristol motor Speedway, Larson led the first 202 laps of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. Never before had a driver for Chip Ganassi Racing led that many laps in a single race in NASCAR’s premier series. But as was the case in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY…

Big Diamond Speedway

United Racing Club Sheds Its Wings For Traditional Sprint Car Racing Friday Night at Big Diamond

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First Race of the Wingless Series For URC in 2017 on Steel & Metal Service Center Night Story By: SHAWN T. WOOD / BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Pottstown Pa.- April 25, 2017- When the United Racing Club held its first race in 1948, wings on a sprint car were not heard of, let alone roll cages, five point harness or any of today’s modern safety equipment. This Friday, URC which is celebrating its 70th anniversary season, will kick of a full season of wingless dates as they join the Steel & Metal Service 358 modifieds, Savage 61 roadrunners and…

Dirt Tracks

Sodeman Begins Mercer Title Defence

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Sodeman Sails to Victory; Holden, Priest, Fulton, and Eckstrom Also Win Story By: LOU LONG / MERCER SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: TOMMY HEIN / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mercer, PA - April 25, 2017- Jack Sodeman, Jr. began the defense of his track championship successfully, as he led wire to wire in the Precise Racing Products 410 Sprint Cars. Jimmy Holden chalked up his third triumph in the Turn 4 Toilets 358 Modifieds. Andy Priest won the non-stop feature for the Bonnell's Rod Shop 305 Sprint Cars. Tyler Fulton held off a fast-closing Pat Hanlon in the Mini Stocks presented by Ray's Racing Collectibles and…

Alabama

Newgarden Takes Alabama INDYcar Win

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Newgarden Drives To Second Barber Win, First Victory With Team Penske Story By: MITCH ROBINSON / INDYcar Seies MEDIA Photos By: CHRIS JONES / INDYcar SERIES PHOTO STAFF BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – April 24, 2017- It did not take long for Team Penske’s newest acquisition to get comfortable. In just his third Verizon IndyCar Series race for the storied organization, Josef Newgarden claimed victory in the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by America’s First. The win is the fourth of Newgarden’s career and his second at the 17-turn, 2.3-mile Barber Motorsports Park road course, where he scored his maiden…

Bridgeport Speedway

Poor Draw Doesn’t Hold Stewart Friesen Back From SSTS Win @ Bridgeport

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73 In, First Out: Poor Draw Doesn’t Hold Stewart Friesen Back From Short Track Super Series ‘South Jersey Shootout’ Victory Sunday At Bridgeport Speedway; 41 STSS Modifieds Sign In Story By: Brett Deyo/SSTS Photos By: Kirsten Snyder & Pete MacDonald/RacersGuide.com BRIDGEPORT, NJ – A pick of ‘73’ through the gate put Stewart Friesen last in the final heat race Sunday evening at Bridgeport Speedway. It didn’t set the Sprakers, N.Y., driver back long. In just 8 laps’ time, he had powered from 10th to snag a redraw position in his qualifier, falling just shy of a heat-race checkered. Come feature…

Dirt Modifieds

Wolfe And Wight Take Utica Rome Speedway Opener Laurals

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LUCAS WOLFE USES LAST LAP PASS IN FINAL TWIN 20 LAP A-MAIN TO BECOME GLADIATOR WINNER, LARRY WIGHT TAKES OPENING NIGHT MODIFIED WIN Story By: JOHN TIFF / UTICA ROME SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM VERNON, NY - April 24, 2017- Lucas Wolfe walked out of Utica-Rome Speedway on Sunday night as the overall Gladiator Champion after a pair of hard fought 20 lap features. Wolfe finished third in the first A-Main before an impressive slide job on the final lap to beat Chuck Hebing in the second feature to take the win. The combined results put…

Dirt Late Models

Eckert Roars To Port Royal Lucas Series Win

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Rick Eckert Charges Late to Win Port Royal Story By: JEREMEY SHIELDS / LUCAS LATE MODEL SERIES EDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, PA -April 24, 2017- Rick Eckert took the lead on lap 39 from Gregg Satterlee and went on to win his third career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race on Sunday night at Port Royal Speedway. In the series' first ever visit to the track; Pennsylvania drivers swept the top three spots. With the win, Eckert became the ninth different winner in LOLMDS competition this season. Satterlee led the first 38 laps of…

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WEEKLY RACING AT ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY NOW BEGINS WITH A BLOCKBUSTER EVENT!

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Five Racing Divisions Headed By The Big-Block Modifieds To See Action! On Saturday April 29th Press Release By: JOHN SNYDER / OCFS MEDIA Photos By: HARRY CELLA / RACERSGUIDE.COM MIDDLETOWN, NY -April 23, 2017 -With the originally scheduled opener postponed by inclement weather, Orange County Fair Speedway weekly racing season will now get underway on Saturday, April 29 with a full five-division card on the program. The 68th consecutive season of weekly racing at Orange County will find the first green flag waving at 6:30 pm. Headlining the program will be the 800-horsepower Big-Block Modifieds in a 30-lap feature race.…

Dirt Tracks

All Stars Invade To Contest Williams Grove Tommy Hinnershitz Memorial

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PASS/IMCA 305 Sprints Also Compete April 28 Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM Mechanicsburg Pa. - April 24, 2017 – Sanctioned by Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit Of Champions Sprint Cars, the 410 sprints will compete in the annual Tommy Hinnershitz Memorial this Friday, April 28 at Williams Grove Speedway when the 2017 Hoosier Diamond Series kicks off at 7:30 pm. The 2017 version of the Tommy will pay $5,000 to win out of a total purse worth over $25,000 for the 30-lap feature with time trials setting the heat…

Dirt Modifieds

‘The Wild Child’ Rolls To Victory At Lebanon Valley Opener

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Bachetti Outduels King For High Banks Checkers Story By: PHIL ALLAWAY / LEBANON VALLEY SPEEDWAY EDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM West Lebanon NY.- April 24, 2017- Lebanon Valley Speedway kicked off the 2017 season with an action packed evening of racing opening night. With a not so favorible weather forecast the schedule was sped up to avoid rain and the nights action ran quickly and was completed just after 9pm. By virtue of winning his heat race, Mike King started from pole. The action started very early when Mike Keeler spun on the first lap in turn 1. Kyle Sheldon, Paul Gilardi and…

Dirt Tracks

Franek Gunns Them Down at Selinsgrove

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Franek Takes Jack Gunn Memorial Victory at Selinsgrove Story By: TIM MORAN / URC SERIES MEDIA Photos By: JEFF STERE / RACERSGUIDE.COM Selinsgrove Pa.- April 24, 2017-Davie “No Panic” Franek used a lap 8 pass of race leader Chris Coyle to put the 28f in the lead position and went on his way to his first Capitol Renegade United Racing Club sprint car win of 2017 at the annual Jack Gunn Memorial race paying $2,500 to win. A field of 32 360 sprint cars singed into the Selinsgrove Speedway pit area on Saturday night all in search of the coveted…

Dirt Tracks

Feels Like The First Time For Justin Boehler

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JUSTIN BOEHLER MAKES HISTORY IN THE ICE JAM EVENT AT FONDA Story By: RON SZCZERBA / FONAD SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: JEFF KARABIN / FONDA SPEEDWAY PHOTO Fonda, NY –April 23, 2017- If you look on the Fonda Speedway website it states that the speedway is where “history is made on Saturday nights”. That could have never been truer than it was on Saturday evening as Justin Boehler collected his first career win in the modified division at the “Track of Champions”. When the racing program began Saturday evening there was a total of 126 different drivers who had won modified…

Dirt Tracks

Marks Comes Off Outlaws Trail To Win Port Royal, Sets New 25-lap Track Record

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Jeff Miller becomes first repeat winner of Keystone RaceSaver Challenge for 305s, Renninger gets second xtreme main Story By: SHAWN BROUSE / PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM PORT ROYAL, Pa. –April 23, 2017- Brent Marks of Myerstown took advantage of an unexpected break in his World of Outlaws sprint car schedule to invade Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night and ended up pealing some seven seconds off of the 25-lap track record on his way to a $3,200 payday. In the 25-lap make-up 2016 RaceSaver Challenge for IMCA 305 sprint cars, Jeff Miller of Huntingdon became…

Asphalt Modifieds

Jones Gets Dialed In For Mahoning Valley Victory

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Resilient Bobby Jones holds off Eric Beers in close Mahoning Modified action; Mike Sweeney races to record 4th straight Late Model win Story By: DINO OBERTO / MAHONING VALLEY SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: WALT SMITH / RACERSGUIDE.COM LEHIGHTON, PA.- April 23, 2017- It takes a veteran driver to make the best of a bad situation and in the case of Bobby Jones that’s just what he did after winning Saturday night’s 35-lap Modified feature at Mahoning Valley Speedway. Jones was at wits end in trying to get his car to work right. A week ago on Opening Night he led…

Dirt Tracks

Sheldon Haudenschild Dominates for Arctic Cat All Star Win at Wayne County Speedway

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Sheldon Haudenschild Returns Home for Arctic Cat All Star win at Wayne County Speedway Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / ALL STAR SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM ORRVILLE, OH -April 23, 2017 - With his World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series weekend commitments in Arkansas and Missouri washed away by Mother Nature, Wooster, Ohio’s Sheldon Haudenschild decided to make the long trek home. The decision proved to be worth $5,000. Sheldon Haudenschild dominated Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions competition on Saturday evening at Wayne County Speedway, charging forward from sixth on the main event grid…

Dirt Modifieds

Unscripted: Justin Boehler Takes Fonda Opener

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Boehler Cashes In on Friesen’s Misfortune; Holds Off Tim Fuller in Closing Laps for First-Ever Modified Win at Fonda Speedway Story By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM Photos By: MATT NOLES / RACERSGUIDE.COM FONDA, NY- April 23, 2017- As the incomparable Yogi Berra once stated; it ain’t over ‘til it’s over. At the drop of the green flag for the season-opening modified feature at the Fonda Speedway on Saturday night, it seemed as if nothing had changed. Stewart Friesen, a four-time modified track champion at the historic Montgomery County venue, shot to the lead and was racing in another zip code…

Dirt Late Models

Outlaw Late Models Thundering Through Tennessee

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World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Hits Tennessee for Two Shows Story By: KAYLA MAY / WOO LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: RACERSGUIDE.COM PHOTO STAFF CONCORD, NC- April 23, 2017- The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series brings 15 full-time drivers and their 850-horsepower machines to echo through the mountains of Tennessee with back-to back 50-lap $10,000-to-win events at Duck River Raceway on May 12 and Smoky Mountain Speedway on May 13. The pair of Tennessee tracks have been on the Series schedule since 2013. The central location of the state in the realm of Late Model…

Dirt Modifieds

Fulton Speedway Ready For The Holdup

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Fulton Speedway Test & Tune In The Books; Big Highbank Holdup Weekend April 28-29 Story By: DAVE MEDLER / FULTON SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM FULTON, NY – April 23, 2017 - The sights, sounds and smells of a new race season filled the Fulton Speedway for the test and tune on Saturday afternoon. Over 60 race teams showed off their cars making sure a long winter of hard work paid off. Now all eyes turn to the 3rd annual ‘Highbank Holdup’ weekend on April 28-29. On Friday, April 28 Sam Reakes Snap-On franchise will present the…

Alabama

Will Power Leads Barber Penske Qualifying Sweep

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Will Power Led a Team Penske Sweep of The Top-Three Positions During Verizon IndyCar Series Qualifying Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park Story By: MITCH ROBINSON / INDYcar SERIES MEDIA Photos By: BRET KELLY / INDYcar SERIES PHOTO LEEDS, Ala. – April 23, 2017- After getting off to a bit of a slow start this year, Team Penske got back on track by sweeping the top-three spots in Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying on Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park. Will Power scored his second Verizon P1 Award of the season and the 46th pole of his IndyCar career, which ranks fifth all-time.…

Bristol Motor Speedway

Jones Rebounds For Bristol Score

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Erik Jones Rallies From Penalty To Win NASCAR XFINITY Race At Bristol Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR BRISTOL, Tenn. –April 23, 2017- Erik Jones found the ideal way to atone from a mistake in Saturday’s Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, but it took a bump-and-run for Jones to complete his comeback at the .533-mile short track. Recovering from a Lap 230 pit road speeding penalty that sent him to the back of the field, Jones worked his way to the front through a series of quick cautions and…

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Saturday Bristol Notebook

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Is the “Old” Bristol Experiencing A Rebirth? Story By: REID SPENCCER / NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Photos By: GETTY IMAGES / NASCAR BRISTOL, Tenn. – April 23, 2017- As it turned out, Kyle Busch was prophetic when he talked about the changing character of Bristol Motor Speedway. “I’m sure (Kyle) Larson’s thrilled and he’ll have to rubber in the top himself while the rest of us are rooting and gouging for the bottom,” was Busch’s tongue-in-cheek assessment of the racing characteristics of the .533-mile short track, where Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers will compete in the Food City 500 on Sunday (2 p.m. …

Dirt Tracks

Zimbardi And Johnson Open Outlaw Speedway Season

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JARED ZIMBARDI AND ALAN JOHNSON VISIT VICTORY LANE AT THE OUTLAW SPEEDWAY SPRING NATIONALS Story By: PAUL SZMAL / OUTLAW SPEEDWAY MEDIA Photos By: MARK RANNALLETTA / RACERSGUIDE.COM DUNDEE, NY. -April 22, 2017- 130 cars jammed into the pit area at Outlaw Speedway Friday night for the Scorpion Security Products Spring Nationals, which also served as the Don Loucks Memorial race. The track crew worked overtime to bring around the surface after the area was pummeled by up to 3 inches of rain the night before, which made for challenging track conditions for the racers. Jared Zimbardi and Jason Barney…

Dirt Tracks

Richards Is The Man Of Steel At Sharon Speedway

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Richards Best in Steel Valley 50 at Sharon Speedway Story By: JEREMEY SHIELDS / LUCAS LATE MODEL SERIES MEDIA Photos By: PAUL ARCH / RACERSGUIDE.COM HARTFORD, OH - April 22, 2017 - Josh Richards was victorious in the first ever appearance by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Friday night at Sharon Speedway. Richards took the lead from Scott Bloomquist on lap four and withstood the challenges of both Brandon Sheppard and Gregg Satterlee to take the win in the Steel Valley 50. "I can't thank the track staff enough for trying to get the track raceable for…

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